Not all wood is created equal. Some have wild grain patterns, hidden knots, and unexpected textures that make for the most ...

For our turning tests, we used an 8-piece set of wood-turning tools made by PSI Woodworking on the lathe. The Grizzly has a 12-inch swing, which means that from the center tip of the spur that ...

My house needs painting!’” When JoHannes Michelsen was 9 and the family was living in Westchester County, N.Y., his dad ...

If you do decide to get your own lathe, please be safe with it. A dust mask or respirator is needed for woodworking so you don’t inhale wood particles. Additionally, safety glasses should be ...

We’ve seen quite a few scratch built lathes here at Hackaday ... With two metal spikes serving as a spindle, the log to be turned down is inserted between the puppets, and wedges are used ...

A handful of craftsmen were spending time in the capital city on Tuesday showing kids an artful skill with wood.

bowls, bracelets and wheel spokes. Evidence suggests that lathe-turned wood vessels were made in Britain before wheel-turned pots.

Lathes are machines for turning and forming materials ... The lathe is driven by a motor that rotates a blank of wood between two centres – the fork centre and the centre – that hold it ...